Johnson had more impact but never led the attack like Lee. Ryan Harris was always there to be the glue and when Johnson has led attacks have been the times when Australia often disappointed.

Early Lee was terrifying to watch when I came into cricket during the 2000 nz v aus where we drew. Every bit as mean as Johnson.

Johnson is a force of nature when he's hot and was a classy angle troller early on but voting for him would be kind of like voting for Broad over Anderson.

Yeah because Lee had such poor attacks to back him up.

Johnson by a long way, Lee is Australians Patrick Patterson, he played around truly great bowlers, so his rapid shock tactics worked as a contrast tp steadier better bowlers. Yet they both played their parts in the great teams.

Johnson is just unplayable on his day, bowls so quickly and swings it.

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Very well then I contradict myself,
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Definitely Johnson, people seem to be forgetting that Johnson was high quality even before his 2013 Ashes series. Brett Lee could have taken a lot more wickets had Ponting simply not bowled him to the ground during 08.